Amazon launches new food delivery service in Baltimore

Service available for Amazon Prime members

You can now get food from some of your favorite local restaurants without leaving your couch. Amazon launched a new food delivery service Thursday for its prime members in Baltimore. Ceriello's in Belvedere Square Market is busy at lunch serving up all kinds of Italian fare. But you had to come into the shop to enjoy it until now. Ceriello's is part of the new Amazon food delivery service.

Ceriello's in Belvedere Square Market is busy at lunch serving up all kinds of Italian fare. But you had to come into the shop to enjoy it until now. Ceriello's is part of the new Amazon food delivery service.

"I think it should help us tremendously because I said it gives us another outlet another option to get in people's doors," said Matthew Daly, with Ceriello.

The delivery service includes 52 restaurants and is available in 10 ZIP codes across the city. You have to be an Amazon Prime member and have the Prime Now app.

"As long as you're a Prime customer you can download the Prime Now App, go in there, type in your ZIP code, and if restaurant delivery is available in your ZIP code, you'll see a little tile that pops up saying 'restaurants.' Then you click on that and you can search from dozens of great local restaurants," said Tom Cook, with Amazon.

"I definitely think I would absolutely yeah," potential customer Jeff Chase said. "Maybe during the holiday when I just want to do nothing but sit down and during the weeks and holidays. It's nice to kind of slow down, so I think that would be the best time to use the app."

Customers are excited to try it out. Thursday was the first day for the service and Ceriello's has already filled some orders.

"So far, it has been very well. We've received two orders. It was very easy, very simple. I got the order I prepared. It told them it was ready and they came to pick it up," Daly said.

There's no charge to customers for the service and they guarantee delivery in an hour or less, averaging 39 minutes right now. Ceriello's said it's a win-win.